Saad Omer

Dr. Saad B. Omer serves as the inaugural director of the Yale Institute of Global Health. He was formerly the William H. Foege chair in Global Health and professor of Global Health, Epidemiology & Pediatrics at Emory University, Schools of Public Health and Medicine. Dr. Omer has conducted studies in Guatemala, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, and the United States. Dr. Omer’s research portfolio includes clinical trials to estimate the efficacy of maternal and/or infant influenza, pertussis, polio, measles, and pneumococcal vaccines and trials to evaluate drug regimens to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Moreover, he has conducted several studies on interventions to increase immunization coverage and demand. Dr. Omer’s work has been cited in global and country-specific policy recommendations and has informed clinical practice and health legislation in several countries. He has mentored more than 100 junior faculty, clinical and research post-doctoral fellows, Ph.D. and other graduate students.

Dr. Omer has published approximately 250 papers in peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, the Lancet, British Medical Journal, Pediatrics, and American Journal of Public Health and Science. Moreover, he has written op-eds for publications such as the New York Times, Politico, and the Washington Post.